WEBVTT >> THANK YOU FOR CALLINGON-STAR. HOW CAN I HELP YOU?>> YES, I'M ON I 71 NORTH HEADEDTO CLEVELAND.PLEASE REROUTE ME.THERE'S A BRIDGE BEING BLOWN UPOR SOMETHING.RICHARD: THE THIRD FAILEDATTEMPT TO IMPLODE THE JEREMIAHMORROW BRIDGE CREATED A MIX OFU-TURNS, DETOURS, AND DELAYS.AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS WITH MORETHAN 35 POUNDS OF EXPLOSSIVES-- EXPLOSIVE FAILED TOCOMPLETELY BRING DOWN THE 2500FOOT BRIDGE LAST WEEK, THISMORNING'S UNSUCCESSFULDEMOLITION ATTEMPT LEFT MANYTURNED AROUND AND SPANS OF THEBRIDGE STILL STANDING.IN A STATEMENT, ODOT PRESSSECRETARY MATT BRUNNING SAIDCREWS WILL NOW "MANUALLYDISMANTLE THE REMAINING SECTIONOF THE OLD JEREMIAH MORROWBRIDGE TO REMOVE IT."HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WITH SHUTDOWNAND THE TOWARD FOR ABOUT TWOHOURS FOR THIS SECOND EFFORT TOBRING DOWN THE BRIDGE.-- D TOWARD -- DETOURED FORABOUT TWO HOURS FOR THIS SECONDEFFORT TO BRING DOWN THE BRIDGE.>> I WAS FOLLOWING THAT SEMIOVER THERE, AND I SEEN THAT HECOME UP OVER HERE, AND I THOUGHTI COULD GET BACK ON 71 THIS WAY.BUT I SEE YOU CAN'T DO THAT.>> I'M TRYING TO GET HOME ANDALL OF A SUDDEN THIS HAPPENED.RICHARD: THIS FAILED THIRDIMPLOSION EFFORT CAUSING NOTONLY DELAYS AND QUESTIONS FORCONSTRUCTION CREWS ANDENGINEERS, BUT LEAVING MOTORISTSUNCERTAIN AS WELL.>> WHERE ARE YOU?>> 71 NORTH TO CLEVELAND.I'M OUTSIDE OF -- WHERE AM I?RICHARD: FOR THOSE MOTORISTS ANDODOT, THESE ATTEMPTS TO BRINGDOWN THIS BRIDGE HAVE CREATED ALOT MORE DETOURS AND DELAYS THANTHEY PLANED.

For the third time in two weeks, demolition crews attempted to implode the Jeremiah Morrow Bridge, and for the third time, efforts to completely bring down the 50-year-old bridge failed.

Crews ignited the explosives that were supposed to take down the remaining span of the 2,500 foot bridge at 7 a.m. Sunday morning. When the dust settled, only one side of the span had collapsed, leaving the remaining side still attached and twisted onto itself.

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In a prepared statement, Ohio Department of Transportation Press Secretary Matt Bruning said, "After a demolition blast on Sunday morning, crews will now begin manually dismantling the remaining section of the old Jeremiah Morrow bridge to remove it. The next phase of work will begin immediately and is not expected to impact traffic or require additional closures to I-71."

The demolition of the bridge will conclude a 7-year construction project. Completion of the project is anticipated for sometime this summer.